[Bob Duncan] Jonathan followed the guidelinesfrom that April timeline until—in fact he's still following some of those guidelines now.But for the most part, followed them from April until Augustof this past year, making sure he limited his workloadand limited his exposure to TV and gaming and all thosejust because he could tell the difference himselfthat his brain was getting better.So it's almost been a year since he suffered the concussion,and Jonathan still continues to struggle.At times it causes frustration with him.Things—going to the grocery storeand forgetting what he went to the grocery store to get.Going into a room to pick up somethingafter we've asked him, "Jonathan, could you do this, that?"and then forgetting, and then again—And there have been times driving to either stores or restaurantshe has to stop and gather his thoughts on where he is goingand how he is going to get there.He just—it doesn't come back to him,and for Jonathan that is extremely frustratingbecause he has always had a somewhat photographic memory—quick to remember things, and so it's struggle.At the same time that helps Jon to rememberof what he's dealing with and to always be cautiouswith his head and what he's doingand to follow some of the compliance things that the physicians ordered for him.

Healthcare Executive Bob Duncan and his wife, Sarah, have three children. Their son Jonathan was a sophomore nursing student and a cheerleader at Marquette University when he sustained a concussion that led to an academic leave of absence and ended his cheerleading career.

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